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Re: Consistent advantage

If there's to consistency is how advantage is applied (essentially when/how it's over) then there needs to be some guidance from the top. Is there any?

Two factors that should not apply is a. team competency in any particular aspect of the game and b. the score.

I don't agree, if a team is getting really hammered at the scrum , unable to get clean possession, then I might well call advantage over when they get clean possession 5m behind the gain line .. they have reached a position better than the scrum, they won't thank you for calling no advantage, scrum

Re: Consistent advantage

The advantage after time expired thread had several people replying saying that advantage should always be played the same way, which surprised me a bit.

DocY, there are 2 different discussion points here and we need to be careful which one we are discussing at any one time.

Once a team infringes (eg knocks-on) there can only be one of two outcomes: either a whistle/scrum or "advantage over".

The path from knock-on to whistle/scrum can be very short (eg Red knock-on then Red regather) or it can be much longer (eg Red knock-on, Blue gather and have a good scoring opportunity). I don't think anyone would disagree with that.

The other path from knock-on to "advantage over" was the issue being discussed in the other thread.